Jerry Yudelson, PE, LEED® Fellow, is the author of 13 full-length professional and trade books on green buildings, integrated design, green homes, water conservation, building performance and sustainable development. Dubbed 'The Godfather of Green' by Wired Magazine, his passion for optimizing the built environment is reflected by his many years of professional experience in the green building and certification fields, serving as an elected LEED Fellow and as president of the Green Building Initiative. Jerry also served on the national board of the USGBC and chaired the Steering Committee for the largest green building show, Greenbuild, from 2004 - 2009. His previous books include Dry Run, Choosing Green and Green Building A to Z.

DedicationTable of ContentsChapter Titles and Subtitles (2-3 levels)List of TablesList of FiguresForewordPrefaceTextPart I - The Green Building Movement1. The Technological Challenge: The Age of Algorithms and Big Dataa. The Great Convergence: Real Estate, IT, Energy and Sustainabilityb. The Age of Algorithmsc. Bringing Green Building into the Age of Big Datad. A Smorgasbord from the Internet of Thingsi. Wireless Sensorsii. Cheap Electrical Sub-metersiii. Remote Building Auditsiv. Comfort via Mobile Appv. Automated Energy Star Reportinge. Summary2. Green Building Megatrendsa. Slower Growth for Certificationb. Energy Efficiency Leads the Wayc. Growth of Zero Net Energy Buildingsd. Enhanced Competition Among Rating Systemse. Focus on Existing Buildingsf. Emergence of the Cloudg. Performance Disclosureh. Healthy Buildings and Materials Transparencyi. Solar Powerj. Water Conservationk. Summary3. The Green Building Movementa. BREEAMi. How Does BREEAM Work?ii. Growth of BREEAM Projectsb. LEEDi. How Does LEED Work?c. Green Globesi. How Does Green Globes Work?ii. Why Isn't Green Globes Used More?d. Living Building Challengei. How Does the Living Building Challenge Work?ii. Growth of LBC Projectse. Summary: Comparing the Main US Green Building Rating Systems4. The US Green Building Movement Todaya. LEED Project History: Rapid Growth and Leveling Offb. LEED Project Data in 2014i. Commercial Officesii. K12 Schoolsiii. Higher Educationiv. Retailv. Public Sectorvi. Healthcarec. Summary5. The Case for Green Buildinga. Carbon Reduction Goals for Buildingsb. The Business Casei. Defining What's Sustainableii. Reducing Future Operating Costsiii. Providing Credibility for Sustainability Reporting and Green Claimsiv. Responding to Government Incentives and Policiesc. The Business Case for Green Homesd. Business Cases for Specialized Owner Groupsi. Responsible Property Investingii. Government and Nonprofits: Walking the Talkiii. Public Relations and Marketingiv. Enhanced Competitive Positione. Employees - The Elephant in the Roomf. Summary Part II -Green Building Hits the Wall6. Successes: Positive Impacts Of LEED And Other Systemsa. Defining Greenb. Integrated Designc. Professional Educationd. Better Energy Performancee. Building Commissioningf. Better Productsg. Occupant Comfort and Satisfactionh. Government Policyi. Commercial Successesj. The LEED Ecosystemk. Summary7. Failures: LEED's Appeal is Quite Limiteda. LEED Fatigueb. Designed to LEEDc. LEED Has Not Transformed The Built Environmentd. LEED's Real Appeal is Quite Limitede. LEED's Customer Experience is Abysmalf. Summary8. LEED Fails to Transform the Marketa. Overall LEED Project Trendsb. Where LEED Seems to Workc. Where LEED Fails to Workd. Office Buildingse. Educationi. K12 Schoolsii. Higher Educationf. Retailg. Warehouse and Storageh. Residentiali. Healthcarej. Internationalk. Existing Buildingsl. Summary9. Forensics: Why Green Building Has Hit the Walla. It's Too Hard to Get Certifiedb. Documentation is Cumbersomec. Arbitrary and Capricious Rulingsd. It Costs Too Muche. It Takes Too Longf. There's No Longer Much PR Valueg. Idealists Designed LEED; Realists Rule the Marketh. LEED is Too Rigidi. Certified vs. "Certifiable"j. The Market is Really Much Smaller Than Believedk. Summary10. Green Building Certification Costs Too Mucha. Does Green Building Cost More?b. Rethinking Cost and Valuec. What I Learned as a Management Consultantd. What Should Green Building Certification Cost?i. Green Globes and BREEAMe. The "LEED Tax"f. Lessons from Other Sectors of the Economyg. SummaryPart III - Looking for Solutions11. LEED v4: A Bug Looking for a Windshield?a. What is LEEDv4b. Energy Efficiency in LEEDv4c. The LEED Delivery Model is Still Wrongd. LEEDv4 Is Not a Consensus Standarde. LEEDv4 for New Constructionf. Cost Increases for LEEDv4g. LEEDv4 for Operations and Maintenanceh. The Bottom Line12. Current Alternatives Won't Solve the Problema. Energy Starb. Green Globesc. Living Building Challengei. Net Zero Energyii. Net Zero Wateriii. Onsite Stormwater Managementd. BREEAMe. National Green Building Standardf. Green + Productive Workplace(TM)g. Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)h. WELL Building Standardi. Summary13. Is Certification Even Necessary?a. Reducing Energy Use in Buildingsb. Regulationi. Building Codesc. Incentivesd. Policyi. Transportationii. Entitlementsiii. 2030 Districtse. Education and Transparencya. An Australian Examplef. Net Zero Energy Buildingsg. Summary: Why Certify Green Buildings?14. Focus on Carbon/Leverage Technologya. Begin with the End in Mind - Architecture 2030b. Begin with the End in Mind - Net Zero Energy Buildingsc. LEED, Green Globes, BREEAM and Cutting Carbon Emissionsd. Intelligent Buildingse. Incorporating Green Building Data onto Cloud-Based Platformsf. How Data Platforms Can Incorporate New Green Building Rating Systemsg. Energy Star Automated Reportingh. The Microsoft Campusi. Summary: Rekindling the Green Building Revolution15. Reinventing Green Buildinga. An Analogy: Painting vs. Sculptureb. The Solution: Smart - Simple -Sustainable c. Smartd. Simplee. Sustainablef. One-Two-Three for Sustainability!g. Summary: A New Green Building ManifestoPart IV - The Future of Green Building16. Green Building Futuresa. Five Scenariosb. Scenario 1: Business As Usualc. Scenario 2: Reform: LEED Adopts the BREEAM Delivery Modeld. Scenario 3: KPIs and Internet 3.0e. Scenario 4: Net Zero Carbonf. Scenario 5: Reward Continuous Improvementg. Scenario Reviewh. Conclusion: Reinventing Green Building

Smart. Simple. Sustainable. New directions for green building.